Comparison of Strength in Dissimilar AA7204-5021 Using Friction Stir Welding by Varying Tool Pin Profile

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 1829-1837
Author(s):  
P. Mohamed Nishath ◽  
T. Alwarsamy ◽  
P. Mohamed Shameer
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Tool Pin Profile ◽  
Tool Pin

Effect of Tool pin Profile and Axial Force on Tensile Behavior in Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys

2011 ◽  
Vol 415-417 ◽  
pp. 1140-1146 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Palanivel ◽  
P. Koshy Mathews ◽  
M. Balakrishnan ◽  
I. Dinaharan ◽  
N. Murugan
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Axial Force ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Fusion Welding ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Tool Pin Profile ◽  
Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Tool Pin

Aluminium alloys generally has low weldability by traditional fusion welding process. The development of the Friction Stir Welding (FSW) has provided an alternative improved way of producing aluminium joints, in a faster and reliable manner. FSW process has several advantages, in particular the possibility to weld dissimilar aluminium alloys. This study focuses on the behavior of tensile strength of dissimilar joints of AA6351-T6 alloy to AA5083-H111 alloy produced by friction stir welding was analysed. Five different tool pin profile such as Straight Square (SS), Tapered Square (TS), Straight Hexagon (SH), Straight Octagon (SO) and Tapered Octagon (TO) with three different axial force (1tonne, 1.5tonne, 2 tonne) have been used to weld the joints. The effect of pin profiles and axial force on tensile properties and material flow behaviour of the joint was analyzed and it was found that the straight square pin profile with 1.5 tonne produced better tensile strength then other tool pin profile and axial force.

Influences of Tool pin Profile and Tool Shoulder Curvature on the Formation of Friction Stir Welding Zone in AA6061 Aluminium Alloy

2012 ◽  
Vol 445 ◽  
pp. 789-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahid Moosabeiki ◽  
Ghasem Azimi ◽  
Mostafa Ghayoor
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Aluminium Alloy ◽  
Frictional Heat ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Zone Formation ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Tool Pin Profile ◽  
Tool Shoulder ◽  
Aa6061 Aluminium Alloy ◽  
Tool Pin

Friction stir welding (FSW) process is an emerging solid state joining process in which the material that is being welded does not melt and recast. This process uses a non-consumable tool to generate frictional heat in the abutting surfaces. The welding parameters such as tool rotational speed, welding speed, axial force, etc., and tool pin profile play a major role in deciding the weld quality. Friction stir tool plays a major role in friction stir welding process. In this investigation, it is tried to evaluate the effect of tool pin thread and tool shoulder curvature on FSW zone formation in AA6061 aluminium alloy. In this regard, six different tool pin geometries (threadless triangular pin with/without conical shoulder, threaded triangular pin with conical shoulder, threadless square pin with/without conical shoulder, threaded square pin with conical shoulder) are used to fabricate the joints. The formation of FSP zones are analyzed macroscopically. Tensile properties of the joints are evaluated and correlated with the FSP zone formation. Consequently, it is obtained that welding creates a higher quality compared to other tool pin profiles using the square tool with curved shoulder and having threaded pin.

Microstructural Characterization and Mechanical Properties in Friction Stir Welding of AA6061 and AA6101 Aluminum Alloys

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Gagandeep Singh ◽  
Khushdeep Goyal ◽  
Baljinder Ram ◽  
Bal Krishan
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Base Material ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Tool Pin Profile ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Metal Plates ◽  
Frictional Forces ◽  
Tool Pin

In this research paper, two different metal plates of aluminum alloy viz. AA6061 and AA6101 were welded with friction stir welding process. Round tool and square tool pin profiles were used to weld the alloys. Weld microstructures, hardness, and tensile properties were evaluated in as-welded condition. The tensile strength of the joints fabricated with round tool pin profile were lower than the square tool pin profile because of the pulsating effect, in square tool pin profile this effect was produced along with the higher frictional forces. The micro-hardness of friction stir zone was higher than the base material due to active recrystallization occurrence which resulted in fine grain size in case of weld joint with round pin profile. Microstructure indicated uniformly distribution of materials with minimum heat affected zone and dense welded zone without any defects.

Optimization of process parameters for friction stir welding of joining A6061 and A6082 alloys by Taguchi method

2012 ◽  
Vol 227 (6) ◽  
pp. 1150-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjay Kumar ◽  
Sudhir Kumar ◽  
Ajay Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Dissimilar Joints ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Tool Pin Profile ◽  
Optimization Of Process Parameters ◽  
Tool Pin

The friction stir welding is a pioneering solid-state metal joining technique for producing high-quality joints in materials. In this article, Taguchi approach is applied to analyze the optimal process parameters for optimum tensile strength and hardness of welded dissimilar A6061 and A6082 alloys. An orthogonal array of L9 is implemented and the analysis of variance is employed to investigate the importance of parameters on responses. The experimental tests, conducted according to combination of rotational speed, tool tilt and types of tool pin profile parameters. The results indicate that the rotational speed is most significant process parameter that has the highest influence on tensile strength and hardness, followed by tool pin profile and tool tilt. The optimum results verified by conducting confirmation experiments. The predicted optimal value of tensile strength and hardness of dissimilar joints produced by friction stir welding are 267.74 MPa and 80.55 HRB, respectively.

Effects of friction stir welding on corrosion and mechanical properties of AA6063 in sea water

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440622199554
Author(s):  
Laxmana Raju Salavaravu ◽  
Lingaraju Dumpala
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Corrosion Rate ◽  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Traverse Speed ◽  
Tool Rotational Speed ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Tool Pin Profile ◽  
Tool Pin

Submerged friction stir welding (FSW) is used to improve the weld zones mechanical properties in the present study. This research aims to obtain the optimized process parameters used to fabricate the AA6063 Submerged FSW joint. In the Submerged FSW process, the most important influential factors are tool rotational speed, traverse speed, and pin profile in a seawater environment. The different workpieces are friction stir welded while submerged in seawater at different tool rotational speeds, traverse speeds, and tool pin profiles such as square pin, cylindrical taper pin, and threaded pin. The produced weldments were tested for the mechanical properties of higher tensile strength, microhardness, corrosion rate, and the microstructure of weldments was characterized by using a scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, and X-ray diffractometer. The corrosion rate is investigated by using an electrochemical analyzer by potential dynamic polarization open-circuit technique. For this investigation, The Taguchi method with the L9 orthogonal array design of experimentation is adopted. The maximum UTS was acquired in the weld joint fabricated with 1250 r/min of tool rotational speed, 45 mm/min traverse speed, and a square tool pin. The stirred zone is tested for microhardness. High hardness is achieved with high tool rotational speed and low traverse speed with a square tool pin profile. The corrosion rate is also decreased with high tool rotational speed, low traverse speed, and a square tool pin profile.

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